Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program 2012 programs

2012 BFRDP Funded Farmer Training Programs:

• Farm Incubator Educational Training Program and Web-Based Resource Center for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, in AL
• Creating Beginning Farmer Opportunities in Farm Worker Communities in Salinas, CA
• The Refugee Entrepreneurial Agricultural Program of the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, CA
• Building a Foundation for New Farmers’ Training, Resources, and Networks, in Santa Cruz, CA
• Building Farmers in the West: Strengthening Foundations and Fortifying the Community Supporting Specialty Producers in Fort Collins, CO
• UConn’s program to Help Beginner Farmers in CT Scale Up Their Farm Enterprises through New Farm Management Training and Acccess to Technical Expertise, in CT
• Marketing Strategies to Improve the Economic Viability of Beginning Farmers, in HI
• Ku I Ka Mana New Farmer Training Initiative, in HI
• Farmer-To-Farmer Advanced Training Project, in Caledonia, IL
• Rotating Apprenticeships Farmer Training in Chicago, IL
• Training Beginning Farmers for Chicago’s Urban Agriculture Community, in IL
• Preparing A New Generation of Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, in Urbana, IL
• Growing New Women Farmers in Iowa and Nebraska Through Networking, Mentorships, and Business Planning, in Story City, IA
• Farming For Cash: An Apprenticeship Program for Kentucky’s Beginning Limited-Resource and Small-Scale Farmers, in KY
• KYFarmStart II – A Whole Farm Management Education Program for Beginning Farmers, in KY
• Growing New Sustainable Urban Farmers in Greater New Orleans, LA
• Maryland Collaborative for Beginning Farmer Success, in MD
• Building the Capacity Through Training on Land Acquisition, Marketing, and Business Strategies, in MA
• Food System Economic Partnership: Farmer Residency and Farm Incubator Programs in Southeast Michigan, in Ann Arbor, MI
• Lansing Roots: Beginning Farmer Training Program, in Lansing, MI
• Sustainable Economic and Environmental Development (SEED) Southeast Asian Farmer Entrepreneur Program, in Saint Paul, MN
• Farm Beginnings Collaborative: Expanding and Strengthening Farmer-To-Farmer Training in a Multi-State Project, based in MN
• A Comprehensive Intercultural Training for Beginning Latino and Hmong Farmers and Ranchers, in MN
• Growing Farmers, Growing Food, in MN
• Delta Farming Start, in MS
• Financial and Community Capacity-Building Among Latino Farmers and Ranchers in Missoui and Nebraska, based in MO
• Legal Aid of Nebraska Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development (BFRD) Project, in NE
• New American Sustainable Agriculture Project – NH, in Manchester, NH
• Growing Successful Transitions with Beginning Women Farmer Programs in the Northeast and Texas, in Albuquerque, NM
• Southern Pueblos Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Project, in Las Cruces, NM
• Farm Beginning for Multicultural and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in the Hudson Valley and NYC Metropolitan Area, in NY
• Aquaculture Boot Camp (ABC): Enhancing Success of New and Beginning Aquaculture Farmers through Integrated Production and Business Training, in OH
• NWIAA’s New Generation Innovative and Sustainable Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, in OK
• Portland Beginning Farmer Partnership, in Portland, OR
• Philadelphia Farms: Philadelphia Community Farming Collaborative Develops New and Beginning Farmers to Grow Local Food for Philadelphia, PA
• Building Sustainability for New and Beginning Women Farmers through Peer Learning, Farminars, Mentoring, and Networking, in PA
• South Dakota Beginning Farmer Training, Mentoring, Networking, and Marketing Support Project, in SD
• Direct Marketing Initiative for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in South Texas, TX
• Developing a Solid Foundation for Imigrant Farm Workers Transitioning to Farm Operations, in WA
• Cultivating New Generation and Immigrant Farmers in Washington State, in WA
• Gaining Ground: A Farm Incubator with Training and Technical Assistance for Beginning Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Wisconsin, in Verona, WI
• Grassworks Apprenticeship Program: Career Paths for Beginning Farmers, in WI
• Urban Farms for America with a Focus on Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in the Urban Agriculture Sector, in WI